A Rowan County, NC man shot an armed intruder in self defense, saving himself and his father from a second violent home invasion that week.
Police and the homeowners say that on Monday of last week, armed robbers broke in and held the family at gunpoint, forcing them to hand over their valuables before fleeing. The homeowners reported the home invasion robbery to the police, and made sure that they would have shotguns on hand to defend themselves in the future. The robbers reportedly came back to the home on Friday of last week, and told the homeowner that they were going to kill him and his son for reporting the first robbery. After being beaten by a robber, the homeowner's son is said to have grabbed a shotgun and fired at one of the robbers in self defense. The other robbers reportedly fled, and police arrived to find one suspect, who was wearing body armor and a black mask, suffering from a gunshot wound and lying in the home's garage. Two suspects, Timani Starks and Tiffany Horne, have been charged with multiple counts of robbery in connection with these events thus far. Starks has also been charged with attempted murder.
As this case shows, an armed crime victim is in the best position to defend themselves and their loved ones from violent criminals. Had this homeowner and his son not armed themselves for a future home invasion, they could very have been killed by robbers who were angry that the family had gone to the police after the first home invasion. Thankfully, this man and his son were prepared, and survived a second violent attack in under a week. Simply put, armed self defense works.
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Well, my day is ruined. That the shotgun blast did not remove the invaders head shows the homeowner and his son need some target practice. This is so sad that the villian did not get killed. The bad guys need a message sent to them, the message that if you break into someones home, there is a high probability that you are leaving in a body bag. I firmly believe that home invaders should be killed immediately upon breaking into someones home. Bang! Gone like a freight train, gone like yesterday...gone like a soldier in the Civil War-Bang, Bang!!!
Such a sad ending. I'm gonna cry.....
There, there John... there will be other opportunities. The guy had a bulletproof vest on; talk about 'intentions'. Maybe that's what saved him. I suppose the homeowner should have fired until the suspect stopped being a threat (ie: moving). Cops are taught to do just that as part of their training.
A story with an almost happy ending. I'll bet those people who refuse to work for a living will reconsider their career paths once they spend a stretch in the big house.
Judge says,"But why did you shoot the intruder 6 times?"
Because when I pulled the trigger again, the gun just went 'click.'
"They were wearing body armor"...
That's why I will aim for the head with my 12 gauge that's locked and loaded by the bedside every night.
A shotgun is a pretty good weapon for self defense, that's why I have 4 of them. If I lived in a dangerous area, I would wear a pistol in a holster at all times. Then, I would conceal a Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm pistol somewhere as well. If someone already invaded my home, I would be carrying my Ukranian AK47 (30 rounds per mag)with a folded stock on a shoulder sling. I probably would scare the hell out of any Jehovah's Witnesses who might come around. Also, on a personal note, I wouldn't be calling the police, I'd just bury them all in the back yard.
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